in some Christian denominations: a saint who is thought to look after a group, activity, or place

But older even than this old hall is perhaps the bit of wall now built into the belfry of the parish church, and said to be a remnant of the original chapel dedicated to St. Ogg, the patron saint of this ancient town, of whose history I possess several manuscript versions.

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Saint George is the patron saint of soldiers.

The statue in the garden is of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.